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37131054602438D.Pdf A TRIP TO VENUS JARROLDS' POPULAR 3/6 NOVELS., The Rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore. A Farcical Novel. By HAL GODFREY. Sixth Edition. " The story is very funny and wry well told, almost as good as was' Vice Versa.' "--Glasgow Herald. The Mystery of Landy Court. By FERGUS HUME. Second Edition. "We think that this is the, best book Mr. Fergus Hurne has yet written."-Dai0' Ckronicle. The Lone Inn. A Mystery. By FERGUS HUME. Second Edition. "Mr. Hume's clever story fully sustains his reputation for originality and sustained interest. The mystery is most cleverly maintained throughout."-Tke Idler, The Expedition of Captain Flick. By FERGUS HUME. Sixth Thousand. "It is a romance of the 'Westward Ho' type and abounds in startling adventures. • • May be heartily commended.''­ Newcastle Daily Leader. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. By FERGUS HUME, Revised Edition. 400th Thousand. By Order of the Brotherhood. A Thrilling Story of Russian Intrigue! By LE VoLEUR. Sixth Thousand. "A very strong story of mystery, adventure, and intrigue • • .'' -Tke Speaker. His Double Self: OR, THE TRANSFORMATION OF KEITH WINSTANLEY. By E. CURTIS, Author of "Dr. Malchi," "Queen or Bondwoman,"" Tamar, the Witch," etc. "The story is excellently. told and viv:dly interesting • . drawn with keen analysis of character . • . a sin"'ular and exciting book."-Pall Mall Gazette. " The Man in a Check Suit. By F. W. H. DELF. Dainty Dick Stanton. By PERCY DE LISLE. OTHERS IN PREPARATION. London: Jan-old and Sons, 10 andu, ivarwickLaize, E.C., and efall Boolisellers. w J SPENCER W Es-.-o N-:-:;-MA~E A TRIP TO * * * * VENUS A lVOVEL BY JOHN MUNRO Author ef the" The Wire and the Wave," " The Story ef Electricity," etc., etc. SANS PE:Ull CT SANS REPROCHC LONDON: JARROLD & SONS IO AND II WARWICK LANE, E.C. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1897 W J SPI;;NCER WESTON-S-MARE CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. A MESSAGE FROM MARS 9 II. HOW CAN WE GET TO THE OTHER PLANETS? 27 III. A NEW FORCE 45 IV. THE ELECTRIC ORRERY 58 V. LEAVING THE EARTH 85 VI. IN SPACE 93 VII. ARRIVING IN VENUS II3 VIII. THE CRATER LAND 138 IX. THE FLOWER OF THE SOUL 166 X. ALUMION 178 XI. THE FLYING APE 206 XII. SUNWARD HO! - 223 XIII. HOME AGAIN 243 "The heaven that rolls around cries aloud to you while it displays its eternal harmony, and yet your eyes are fixed upon the earth alone." DANTE. "This truth within thy mind rehearse, That in a boundless universe Is boundless better, boundless worse. '' Think you this mould of hopes and fears Could find no statelier than his peers In yonder hundred million spheres ? " TENNYSON. A TRIP TO VENUS. CHAPTER I. A MESSAGE FROM MARS. WHILE I was glancing at the Times newspaper in a morning train for London my eyes fell on the following item :- A STRANGE LIGHT ON MARS.-On Monday afternoon, Dr. Krueger, who is in charge of the central bureau at Kiel, telegraphed to his correspondents :- " Projection lum£neuse dans region australe du termz'na­ teur de Mars observee par Jave/le 28 courant, 16 heures.­ Perrotz'n~" In plain English, at 4 a.m., a ray of light had been observed on the disc of the planet Mars in or near the "terminator" ; that is to say, the zone of twilight separating day from night. The news was doubly interesting to me, because a singular dream of "Sunrise in the Moon" had quickened my imagination as to the wonders of the universe IO A TRIP TO VENUS. beyond our little globe, and because of a never­ to-be-forgotten experience of mine with an aged astronomer several years ago. This extraordinary man, living the life of a recluse in his own observatory, which was situated in a lonely part of the country, had, or at any rate, believed that he had, opened up a communication with the inhabitants of Mars, by means of power­ ful electric lights, flashing in the manner of a signal-lantern or heliograph. I had set him down as a monomaniac ; but who knows ? perhaps he was not so crazy after all. When evening came I turned to the books, and gathered a great deal about the fiery planet, including the fact that a stout man, a Daniel Lambert, could jump his own height there with the greatest ease. Very likely;_ but I was seeking information on the strange light, and as I could not find any I resolved to walk over and consult my old friend, Professor Gazen, the well-known astronomer, who had made his mark by a series of splendid researches with the spectroscope into the constitution of the sun and other celestial bodies. It was a fine clear night. The sky was cloudless and of a deep dark blue, which revealed the highest heavens and the silvery lustre of the Milky Way. The great belt of Orion shone conspicuously in the A MESSAGE FROM MARS. II east, and Sirius blazed a living gem more to the south. I looked for Mars, and soon found him further to the north, a large red star, amongst the white of the encircling constellations. Professor Gazen was quite alone in his observa­ tory when I arrived, and busily engaged in writing or computing at his desk, " I hope I'm not disturbing you," said I, as we shook hands ; " I know that you astronomers must work when the fine night corneth.n '' Don't mention it," he replied cordially; "I'm observing one of the nebul~ just now, but it won't be in sight for a long time yet." "vVhat about this mysterious light on Mars. Have you seen anything of it?" Gazen laughed. "I have not," said he, "though I did look the other night." "You believe that something of the kind has been seen?" "Oh, certainly. The Nice Observatory, of which Monsieur Perrotin is director, has one of the finest telescopes in existence, and Monsieur Javelle is_ well-known for his careful work." " How do you account for it ? " "The light is not outside the disc," responded Gazen, "else I should ascribe it to a small comet. 12 A TRIP TO VENUS. It may be due to an aurora in Mars as a writer in Nature has suggested, or to a range of snowy Alps, or even to a bright cloud, reflecting the sunrise. Possibly the Martians have seen the forest ffres in America, and started a rival illumination." "What strikes you as the likeliest of these notions? 11 "Mountain peaks catching the sunshine." " Might it not be the glare of a city, or a power­ ful search-light-in short, a signal?" " Oh dear, no," exclaimed the astronomer, smiling incredulously. "The idea of signalling has got into people's heads through the outcry raised about it some time ago, when Mars was in 'opposition ' and near the earth. I suppose you are thinking of the plan for raising and lowering the lights of London to attract the notice of the Martians ? " '' No ; I believe I told you of the singular experience I had some five or six years ago with an old astronomer, who thought he had established an optical telegraph to Mars?" "Oh, yes, I remember now. Ah, that poor old chap was insane. Like the astronomer in Rasselas, he had brooded so long in solitude over his visionary .idea that he had come to imagine it a reality." "Might there not be some truth in his notion? Perhaps he was only a little before his time." A MESSAGE FROM MARS. 13 Gazen shook his head. " You see," he replied, " Mars is a much older planet than ours. In winter the Arctic snows extend to within forty degrees of the equator, and the climate must be very cold. If human beings ever existed on it they must have died out long ago, or sunk to the condition of the Eskimo." "May not the climate be softened by conditions of land and sea unknown to us? May not the science and civilisation of the Martians enable them to cope with the low temperature?" "The atmosphere of Mars is as rare as ours at a height of six miles, and a warm-blooded creature like man would expire in it." " Like man, yes," I answered ; "but man was made for this world. We are too apt to measure things by our own experience. Why should we limit the potentiality of life by what we know of this planet ? " '' In the next place," went on Gazen, ignoring my remark," the old astronomer's plan of signalling by strong lights was quite impracticable. No artificial light is capable of reaching to Mars. Think of the immense distance and the two atmospheres to penetrate ! The man was mad, as mad as a March hare ! though why a March hare is mad I'm sure I don't know." A TRIP TO VENUS. "I read the other day of an electric light in America which can be seen I 50 miles through the lower atmosphere. Such a light, if properly directed, might be visible on Mars; and, for aught we know, the Martians may have discovered a still stronger beam." "And if they have, the odds against their signal­ ling just when we are alive to the possibility of it are simply tremendous." " I see nothing incredible in the coincidence. Two heads often conceive the same idea about the same time, and why not two planets, if the hour be ripe? Surely there is one and the same inspir­ ing Soul in all the universe.
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